Category: Job search strategy
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A strong job market does it benefit all?
(Perspectives based on Mckinsey study of American Job Market done in August 2022). Some of the trends may well apply to Job Market in India today. Employees report facing persistent barriers in finding jobs, even as employers struggle to fill open positions. Professionals like chartered accountants, engineers as well corporate employees in some sectors finding…
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How to Survive and Thrive after a Job Loss
How to Survive & Thrive after Job Loss? Imagine you join a Zoom link & hear the dreaded words:“We regret to inform you that we’re terminating your employment with immediate effect.” This seeming fantasy has become current reality in some rare cases. Job loss equates to the loss of loved one, especially to those whose…
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Unemployed but not actively looking for job?
Unemployed but not actively looking for a job? According to a CMIE study, 40 million white collar workers were unemployed in January 2021. Of these, around 28 million are active on their job search. Whereas, around 12 million are passive job seekers. What could be the possible reasons for this trend? – Lack of focussed…
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How to make Hybrid Meetings more Meaningful?
How to make Hybrid Meetings Meaningful? The pandemic made virtuality a fact of life for one and all, irrespective. Employees, managers, entrepreneurs, trainers, coaches, public speakers, educators, students, mentors, doctors, health care workers, entertainers. All have had to face the challenges of adapting to new virtual technology platforms. In the last two years, people have…
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Curiosity may kill the Cat – but it will grow your career
Curiosity – may KILL the Cat orIt may be the Mother of all Inventions! Either way, it will definitely GROW your CAREER. Curiosity opens our mind to creativity, life-long learning, different possibilities, new solutions to problems, ‘out of the ordinary’ experiences and innovation. A curious person will naturally develop a growth mindset, which is of paramount…
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Mehrabian Model – Fact or Myth?
➡️ Busting Common Myths (1) ✅How many times, have we not heard, the much touted Mehrabian Framework of Communication? ✅Alfred Mehrabian, Prof of Psychology, University of California, developed a #communication frame work in 1967, which is often quoted to this day. ✅According to this framework, 93% of Communication is Nonverbal. ✅55% Appearance or Image,Body #language …
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When the Job is Not a complete match – Whether to Apply or Not?
When the Job is Not a complete, Match – Whether to apply or not?(Perspectives based on LinkedIn News) We often tend to bypass job opportunities, simply because the Job Description does not match our skills set. This is a real challenge for freshers and entry level jobs, according to consultant Janet T Phan in her…
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Energy and Enthusiasm in your Career Branding
Energy and Enthusiasm – critical to your job search and career branding? We no longer live in a time when a job seeker, can hope to send application, get interview call and be offered a job. Job search requires a lot more energy and hard work. This hard work is a differentiator, as it shows…
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Questions are the Answers!
Questions are the Answers! (Based on some perspectives from book ‘Stop Talking, start Asking’ by Jean Marie DiGiovanna, International Keynote Speaker & Leadership Educator.) All innovation and change comes about when people ask Different Questions that lead to New Answers. The caveat here is that the Questions must be not just any Random ‘run-of the-mill’…
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The journey of a Coach
➡️ #Coaching begins with Self-Coaching ➡️ Coaching is a long, two-way journey. It’s not just creating awareness and selfdiscovery by asking right questions, to the person being coached. The Coach also participates in this journey. She too, simultaneously, needs to grow in her own self-awareness.self-development, her strengths and skills. Coach needs to be aware of…
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